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🌕✨ December 3 — When the Moon Meets the Seven Sisters ✨🌌On December 3, 2025, the night sky will stage one of its most breathtaking shows:the nearly full 99% illuminated Moon rising beside the Pleiades — the legendary Seven Sisters.A golden Moon above snow-lined mountains, an observatory dome gazing upward, and the icy-blue cluster shimmering nearby… a celestial moment that looks like it was painted, not real.🌙 A Rare Lunar OccultationFor millions across North America, Europe, and northern Africa, this event is more than a close encounter —it’s a lunar occultation.The Moon will pass directly in front of the Pleiades, temporarily hiding several of its brightest stars:• Electra• Merope• Maia• AlcyoneIn cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Moon will glide through the center of the cluster itself — making stars blink out and reappear along its shadowed edge.A pair of binoculars will help you watch these disappearances despite the Moon’s glare.🌌 The Seven SistersLocated 444 light-years away in Taurus, the Pleiades are a young family of hot blue stars celebrated across countless cultures for thousands of years.Although called the “Seven Sisters,” the cluster contains over a thousand stars — only six or seven visible to the unaided eye.✨ Don’t Miss This Cosmic MeetingWhether you’re inside or outside the occultation zone, step outside after dark and look toward the eastern sky.The Moon rising beside the Pleiades is one of the most beautiful astronomical alignments of the entire year —a meeting of lunar gold and ancient blue starlight.A quiet December night…A dance of light across the sky…A moment you’ll remember long after it fades. 🌙💫